The outside of the folder is covered with a fabric called sarasa...
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Note: In our photos, orange/brown tone had shown up a little too strong and hid a pink tone.
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Originally, Nobori was used in the battle field to identify the troops, some were to show the warriors where their taisho (general) was...
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The lion is the king of beasts and is considered a messenger for Monju Bosatsu. They are often found guarding either side of a Shinto Shrine in Japan. The peony is the sovereign of the flowers, which symbolizes wealth and honor...
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We have not seen this type of lantern until now. The silk is lifted here and there and detached from the frames with some deterioration (probably a reaction to the glue or metal). The amazing thing is how the original colors maintained without fading...
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The dolls are from early 1900s, the late Meiji period to early Showa period. The body is made out of straw, old glass eyes and their faces (wood or wood powder) are covered with layers of gofun (white surface coating made out of ground oyster shell and animal glue)...
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This mark (signature) is illustrated in "Hirado: Prince of Porcelains" ...
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